Saint Demetrius of Antioch November 10

 Saint Demetrius of Antioch

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Bishop. Martyred with 22 companions.

Died

at Antioch, Syria, date unknown

Saint Monitor of Orleans November 10

 Saint Monitor of Orleans

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Bishop of Orleans, France. Supported monastic expansion in his diocese.

Died

c.490

Saint Anianus the Deacon November 10

 Saint Anianus the Deacon

Also known as

Anian

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Deacon. Martyred with 22 companions.

Died

at Antioch, Syria, date unknown

Saint Eustosius of Antioch November 10

 Saint Eustosius of Antioch

Also known as

Eustasius

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Martyred with 22 companions.

Died

at Antioch, Syria, date unknown

Saint Guerembaldus November 10

 Saint Guerembaldus

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Benedictine monk at Hirschau, Germany. Elected to the bishopric of Spire, Germany, but turned it down, citing his own unworthiness.

Died

965 of natural causes

Saint Hadelin of Sees November 10

 Saint Hadelin of Sees

Also known as

Adelheim of Sees

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Benedictine monk at Saint-Calais, France. Abbot at Saint-Calais. Bishop of Sees, France for 26 years from 884.

Died

c.910

Saint Probus of Ravenna November 10

 Saint Probus of Ravenna

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Bishop of Ravenna, Italy. Known as a miracle worker.

Born

Rome, Italy

Died

• c.175 of natural causes

• relics in the cathedral of Ravenna, Italy

Saint Narses of Subagord November 10

 Saint Narses of Subagord

Also known as

Narses the Martyr

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Bishop of Subagord, Persia (modern Iran). Martyred with a spiritual student named Joseph in the persecutions of Shapur II.

Died

c.399 in Persia

Saint Orestes of Cappadocia November 10

 Saint Orestes of Cappadocia

Also known as

Orestes of Tyana

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Christian physician martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

tortured to death in 304 at Tyana, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)

Saint John of Ratzenburg November 10

 Saint John of Ratzenburg

Also known as

John of Saxony

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Missionary to Germany. Bishop of Ratzenburg, Germany. Evangelized the Baltic Coast. Martyred by local pagans.

Born

Scotland

Died

hands, feet and then head cut off in 1066

Saint Tryphosa of Iconium November 10

 Saint Tryphosa of Iconium

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Convert. Knew and were mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Letter to the Romans. Tradition associates her with Saint Thecla of Iconium.

Died

1st century at Iconium, Lycaonia (in modern Turkey)

Saint Tryphaena of Iconium November 10

 Saint Tryphaena of Iconium

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Convert. Knew and were mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Letter to the Romans. Tradition associates her with Saint Thecla of Iconium.

Died

1st century at Iconium, Lycaonia (in modern Turkey)

Readings

Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. - Romans 16:12a

Blessed Joaquín Piña Piazuelo November 10

 Blessed Joaquín Piña Piazuelo

Also known as

Sister Acisclo

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Member of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

26 July 1878 in Caspe, Zaragoza, Spain

Died

10 November 1936 in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Elaeth the King November 10

 Saint Elaeth the King

Also known as

• Elaeth Frenluuin

• Eleth

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Sixth century king in northern Britain. Driven into Wales by the Picts, he surrended authority and became a monk. Spiritual student of Saint Seiriol and Saint Meirion at Anglesey, Wales. Poet, some of whose works have survived to today.

Born

British

Died

of natural causes

Patronage

Llaneleth, Anglesea, Wales

Saint Theoctiste of Lesbos November 10

 Saint Theoctiste of Lesbos

Also known as

Theoctiste of Paros

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Orphaned as a child, Theoctiste was raised in a convent. Kidnapped by Arab raiders and forced into slavery on Paros island. She escaped and lived for for over 30 years as a hermitess in an old church. She was discovered one day by a hunter named Simon; she begged him to bring her Communion when he could. He returned a year later, she made her first Communion in decades, and died soon after.

Born

Lesbos, Greece

Died

10th century of natural causes